The women of GFWC-OK The Fortnightly Club of Durant hosted a thank you luncheon for outgoing Club President Sharon Robinson and installed 2026-2028 Officers at their last meeting of the 2025-2026 club year. The luncheon was held on Friday, May 7 in the Hallie McKinney Ballroom on the Southeastern Oklahoma State University campus in Durant.
Significant anniversaries for club members were acknowledged. A musical program was presented by Dr. Jeremy Blackwood and Dr. Michael Scheurerman.
From left, 2026-2028 President, Dr. Michelle Hockersmith, 2024-2026 President; Sharon Robinson, 2024-2026 President and Charlene Ridgway, 2024-2026 GFWC Oklahoma State President. Ridgway, a 30-year member of the GFWC-OK The Durant Fortnightly Club conducted the officer installation ceremony.The club celebrated America’s 250th Anniversary with a red,white and blue patriotic theme for the event.2026-2028 officers for the GFWC-OK Fortnightly Club of Durant, from left, Donna Tyler, Treasurer; Lynette Parmley, Vice-President and Dr. Michelle Hockersmith, President. Officers not shown are Recording Secretary, Karen Walker, and Corresponding Secretary, Shannon McCraw.
Guthrie, Oklahoma August 9, 2024. Those who came up on Friday evening had dinner and then a fun evening of painting and fun! Getting ready for a full day of leadership ideas, fun and fellowship tomorrow.
Anadarko, OK, March 16, 2026 — The GFWC Philomathic Club of Anadarko is preparing the American Heritage Museum for its 90th Anniversary Celebration. The Club began the Museum in August of 1936. In preparation for the event this August, the club planted wildflower seeds as part of the Celebrate America 250 With Wildflowers program with…
At left, Jeanne O’Neill, President, Philomathic Club of Duncan, holds the resolution signed by Robert Armstrong, Mayor of Duncan, presented by the Safe Center proclaiming October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month and Thursday, October 15 as Wear Purple Day in the City of Duncan. Proclamation shown in the center picture and the far right photo…
From Left, Paula McGee, Fortnightly Vice President; Laney Lewis; Megan Ciolli, Fortnightly Past President & Parliamentarian; Daijah Rodriguez; Melissa Benjamin. Photo by Angie Sellmeyer. By Angie Sellmeyer, GFWC-OK McAlester Fortnightly Club Historian The General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC) of Oklahoma challenged each of the 18 Clubs across Oklahoma to prepare a map of Oklahoma…
Story by Diana Taylor Thompson, PR Chair As one of the nationwide Greater Federated Women’s Clubs, the Antlers Twentieth Century Club members recognized the National Day of Service that focused on identifying a local domestic problem and to help raise public awareness of the issue. This year’s focus is on food insecurity and hunger in the United…